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A push to raise the GST as part of the government’s economic roundtable is being met with resistance, with the community services sector warning it would increase the burden on low-income earners. A ...
Thousands of jobs might be in jeopardy as a major mining company seeks urgent financial support amid calls for a Senate inquiry into battling metals manufacturers. Multinational mining company ...
Fishermen despair and beach-walkers recoil as blue algae bloom devastates South Australia's marine life. Senate demands inquiry.
The 48th Parliament’s first week has featured an extraordinary display of political upheaval everywhere except in the Labor Party.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being left “out in the cold” when trying to access their superannuation, consumer and Indigenous advocates say. Rigid identification policies, ...
Students and graduates will soon see a reduction in their HECS debts and save hundreds of dollars a year. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare will introduce legislation to slash student debt by 20 ...
The press ignored it, but thousands have converged on Canberra for the first sitting week of Parliament to protest Australia’s involvement in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Stephanie Tran reports.
The federal government is about to be forced to release a draft response to a landmark gambling reform report, which has been left untouched for more than two years. Communications Minister Anika ...
Childcare centres that fail to meet standards could soon be stripped of their funding under reforms fast-tracked in response to horrifying abuse allegations. The changes were introduced to the House ...
The first real test of the 48th parliament is under way as MPs sink their teeth into the daily grind of political business. With the pageantry of parliament’s opening day out of the way, senators and ...
The WA and Federal Governments to pay at least $500 million towards the clean-up of Chevron's Barrow Island oil fields.
Through church services, smoking ceremonies and ceremonial dragging of MPs, the 48th federal parliament has been opened in a flurry of pomp and ceremony. Veteran MPs and fresh-faced senators gathered ...